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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>> Hi
everyone,<BR>> we are back from Florence and OH MY GOSH! I was able to get
into the <BR>> vault that has Eleanor of Toledo's burial gown, Cosimo I's
burial out <BR>> fit, and their son Garcia's outfit. I got to study them as
up close <BR>> and personal as possible and got photos and a new book the
Pitti <BR>> Palace has just put out on Florentine Dresses of that period and
how <BR>> to make them. I was also able to get up close and personal with
some <BR>> clothing and the frescos from the same time period in Santa Maria
<BR>> Nouvella, and several other smaller museums. I have photos! I was
<BR>> there studying Florentine Fresco Painting of the 1400 and 1500s and
<BR>> was able to get to see some of them up close first hand. When I went
<BR>> through the Uffizi I doc'd paintings with interesting items such as
<BR>> jewelry, seam finishing and unfinished, as well as how the painting
<BR>> was done. I have over 1000 photos and a stack of book<SPAN
class=515583821-28092007>s</SPAN> that we had to <BR>> buy extra luggage to
get home. If anyone is interested I would love to<BR>show what I have and talk
about what I saw.<BR>> Annejke<BR><BR>Yes, it is bilingual with the Italian
on the left of the page and English on<BR>the right. It is a great book and cost
me 49 Euro. <BR>The Name is Moda a Firenze 1540-1580, Lo stile di Eleanora di
Toledo e la<BR>sua influenza - Roberta Orsi Landini-Bruna Niccoli - published by
Pagliai<BR>Polostampa 2005-2007 ISBN 88-8304-867-<WBR>9 Fondazione Arte della
Seta Lisio<BR>Firenze = = a Medici achieve project<BR><BR></FONT><A
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face="Times New Roman" size=3>I wrote a head to the professors and a couple of
museum curators I was going<BR>to talk to. I told them what I wanted to do and
see and they arranged it<BR>for me. It is open on a limited basis certain times
of the month as well.<BR>I have also reproduced the silver brocade dress a
number of times for<BR>museums. I fell in love with it when I was learning
restoration in college<BR>and worked for two summers at the DIA as a student
volunteer cleaning and<BR>gilding.<BR><BR>I hope this helps. The Web Site has it
listed at $110 + shipping. This<BR>book is everything to Florentine style of the
time period that Elizabeth's<BR>Wardrobe Unlocked is to English style. The only
thing I found so far is<BR>that the English translation was obviously done by an
Italian native speaker<BR>so some things are worded a little oddly.<BR><BR>Yes,
I will post photos but I have to have a little time to go through them<BR>all.
When I get them up I will let everyone
know.<BR><BR>Annejke</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
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